David Reimer's Legacy: Limiting Parental Discretion

Authors

Hazel Glenn Beh, William S. Richardson School of Law
Milton Diamond, John A. Burns School of Medicine

Abstract

The article argues that parents should not have unilateral authority to consent to surgeries aimed at normalizing intersex children's genitalia. It emphasizes that such decisions should be deferred until the child can make informed choices, highlighting the long-term psychological and physical risks associated with early surgeries.

Disciplines

Law | Medical Jurisprudence

Recommended Citation

Hazel G. Beh & Milton Diamond, David Reimer's Legacy: Limiting Parental Discretion, 12 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 5 (2005).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol12/iss1/4